Firstly, this is my first every R/C boat kit. The only other R/C boat I've had and still had is a 15 quid Toys r us cheap deal boat without any detail or function whatsoever. So being a teenager, I always want some better, so before Christmas, I was considering buying a cabin cruiser kit. My Dad had clocked this, and so, on Christmas morning, I found out I had a Paula 3 buoy layer. He had even bought the auxillary function set so I could fit it with a working crane. This was just getting better!! The first impressions was 'There isn't much in the box', but I suppose thats all part of the modelling. Hopefully it will be a great kit once built. So, this is the first installment in my build blog. Hope you like it!
The box of the Paula 3, showing what it should look like.
The hull with deck resting on top after the rear section, access and mechanisms hatches plastic had been cut out. Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures before I began this stage.
The deck, with the plastic hatches cut out. The bottom two hatches are for the crane system the larger hatch is for general access, and is covered by the lid on the left, which is then covered by the cab.
The rear deck support. The manufacturer says to just glue the strip of die-cut the the rear of the hull. However, me and Dad (My co-builder) thought that to give extra support and stop it collapsing into itself, we added the two triangle supports.
The propeller and rudder holes. The prop hole is 6.5mm and the rudder hole is 4mm.
More updates soon hopefully.
-Dan